Renat Heuberger
Serial entrepreneur | CEO of Terra Impact Ventures | Author of The Carbon Paradox
Funding Projects to Reduce CO2 - An Entrepreneurial Journey
To reach net-zero emissions by 2050, a total of about 275 trillion dollars will have to be invested in new infrastructure, covering a wide area including clean energy, smart factories, or climate-smart agriculture. To speed up this transformation, the instrument of Carbon Credits was invented more than two decades ago. Renat Heuberger was one of the pioneers in this market. In this session, Renat invites you to a debate on the future of climate finance, one of the largest business opportunities of our century.
Renat is a serial entrepreneur and leading expert in the field of climate and nature finance, where he is engaged since 1999. He is CEO of Terra Impact Ventures. Before that, he founded and led South Pole and the myclimate foundation from startups to global climate action players.
Renat has been elected “Social Entrepreneur of Switzerland” by the World Economic Forum’s Schwab Foundation, and he serves as a member of the Expert Network of the WEF. He acts as Innovation Council for the Swiss government and holds numerous chairman and board roles. He is author of the climate-action drama “The Carbon Paradox”.
Renat holds a Master degree in Environmental Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and has completed executive education programs at INSEAD and the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS).
Renat is based in Zurich and rooted in Europe, but has spent a significant time of his life in the Global South, including over five years in various roles in Indonesia.
Renat is a regular blogger, opinion leader and keynote speaker at high-level events on climate finance, biodiversity and sustainability.”